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'Steve Jobs' Movie Pulled From Over 2,000 Theaters After Flopping at Box Office

ginkobiloba said:
A film shot with the big screen in mind should be seen on a big screen ( ideally )

Also, the theater experience can vary wildly from one country to another. I can't stand going to film theaters in North America anymore. In contrast, most film theaters here in Paris ( and other european cities I've been to ) are just fantastic. The seats are clean and comfortable, the sound/image is top notch, people are mostly very disciplined and quiet, and more importantly :
ALMOST NO ONE EATS POPCORN IN THE THEATER ( or even worse, hot dogs :eek: , wich don't even exists in theaters here), and thank God, cause I just feel like strangling them right there. Most of the time, almost no one eats or even drinks anything at all. It's very much frown upon here to eat during a movie. If you wanna drink or eat, go to a freaking restaurant or café.

So the the film theater experience here is very much enjoyable.
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Love your post and I feel exactly the same way. I attend screenings frequently at the Museum of the Moving Image here in NYC, where I am a member, and LOVE the fact the no food or beverages are allowed in the theatre (and their larger theatre is a brilliant cinema space. The best in the city.) Still some people selfishly sneak in crap (though very few) and I want to kick them in the back of the head. What part of "no food and drink allowed" do they not understand? On the other hand Filmlinc (Film Society of Lincoln Center) sells popcorn in their theatres and I hate it. Hate the smell especially. Bottled water is the only thing I can tolerate being allowed in.

P.S. I love Paris. Along with New York and San Francisco, it's one of my three favorite cities. Do you ever visit La Cinémathèque Française?
 
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Just saw the movie last night. I was pretty underwhelmed.

I didn't like the fact that the entire movie takes place backstage at Apple events. You get to see nothing about the environment of the actual workplace or the factories where the products are made. You see nothing about the breakthroughs. You don't get to see Steve at work or at home. Half of the movie was Fassbender arguing with Jeff Daniels, or Kate Winslet trying to find him because they're running late again.

I like how it wasn't an origin story, but the timeline was pretty puzzling. We literally see two products, the Macintosh and the iMac. No iPod, iPhone, iPad... some of the most monumental releases of the company while Steve was there and not a single peep. The scene with Lisa... "I'm going to put 1000 songs in your pocket" was so out of place and awkward.

Fassbender did an alright job, but they could have found someone better.

And worst of all... there was no mention of Pixar.
 
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Well, I really looked forward to this film , and am an avid moviegoer. I purchased an early ticket so I could get a great seat right in the middle of the theater. As the film progressed, I found it to essentially be an expensive jab. Remarks like "I've got my name on patents I don't even understand" and "I'm the director of the orchestra", made Jobs look like a lucky bum. I recently took a graduate class on leadership, and Jobs frequently came up - along with King and Ghandi, as transformational leaders. This film was a great opportunity to explore how charismatic and transformational leaders create solutions when none are apparent, and inspire others to focus on a future until it comes into being. Sadly, his flaws took center stage and his victories were sideshows attributed to the talents of others all strung together with heavy chatter. Everyone has both, but if I'm going pay to watch a bio, I want to know what they did that's worth wrapping a film around. The studio said that it was too intellectual for some, but I beg to differ. They could have made a film that was essential viewing for business schools, but I learned nothing about innovative and dynamic leadership from this film.

All of that having been said, I am only partially qualified to comment, since I found myself looking around at bright lights and a large barren room sans a sweeping employee. After gathering my senses, I realized that I was so deeply disinterested that I passed out, missing the end of the film while the entire theater emptied. Being the only one left in the 300 seat theater, I embarassingly got up wondering just what the heck that was all about.
 
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kds1 said:
What difference does it make to you that box office revenue hasn't been spectacular?
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I was referring to the fact that the box office flop will likely drive it to the video rental market sooner. If it was successful at the box office I would consider going to see it there, in order to see it before the first of the year. As it is, I don't think I'll have to wait that long.
 
kds1 said:
No, that's not what I meant, and you knew that.
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Of course I know what you meant. I was playfully telling you that the "true cinema experience" pretty much sucks for a lot of us, and we'd much rather get our experience in the comfort of our own homes, using our pretty much kickass equipment. And you knew that.
 
furi0usbee said:
Problem #1 - They should have purchased the rights for the flim before the book was published
Problem #2 - They should have started filming MUCH earlier
Problem #3 - They wasted way too long casting
Problem #4 - When Jobs died, they had the attention of the media/country, and they blew the perfect opportunity to release the movie soon after his passing
Problem #5 - From what I hear, the movie didn't really need the book at all, so they could have had a lot of this filmed, and could have shot any additional scenes had they needed to from tidbits in the book
Problem #6 - After all those problems, only Apple fans, and some, would find it necessary to see this film. I'll get it when it streams. Was a big Apple/Jobs fan, but the trailers make me laugh. Simple conversations lead to Jobs' monumental and brain-twisting answers. I don't know if the movie is like that, but I'd just like a yes/no answer from the guy, or a simple statement. Instead, I saw all this poetic nonsense that probably takes up most of the movie. It's like the script was written for Jobs' the myth, vs the man.

Having said all that, I haven't seen it, but am interested to see it.
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Wow, you're a regular Jack Warner, Louis B. Mayer. or Daryl F. Zanuck :rolleyes:
 
rdlink said:
Of course I know what you meant. I was playfully telling you that the "true cinema experience" pretty much sucks for a lot of us, and we'd much rather get our experience in the comfort of our own homes, using our pretty much kickass equipment. And you knew that.
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No sorry, I didn't get that at all.
 
rdlink said:
I was referring to the fact that the box office flop will likely drive it to the video rental market sooner. If it was successful at the box office I would consider going to see it there, in order to see it before the first of the year. As it is, I don't think I'll have to wait that long.
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Still makes no sense. If you want to see it, see it now. Unless you really want to save those few dollars.
 
AustinIllini said:
We all still remember Steve Jobs and it's becoming clear this film is a complete misrepresentation of his life story. While I think they captured the character Steve Jobs, the glaring inaccuracies really hurt the reviews.
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What a load of crap. The reviews were great. What hurt the movie is the fact that the world never actually gave a crap about Steve Jobs.
 
Really sad it didn't do well. It was a very good film. I blame the marketing and the confusing release schedule for the bad box office numbers. I really feel bad for Danny Boyle. Great respect for him as a director and he did an excellent job with this one. Hopefully this won't impact his future directing opportunities, but I fear it will.
 
Shanley said:
The reviews were not great.
New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/13/opinion/aaron-sorkins-steve-jobs-con.html?_r=0

The New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/aaron-sorkin-hates-screens
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Umm... ya it actually did do well critically.
85% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes based on 183 critics - Score of 82/100 on Metacritic.
You can pick and choose a few from the minority that disliked it, but the vast majority of critics gave it positive ratings!
 
logicstudiouser said:
Umm... ya it actually did do well critically.
85% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes based on 183 critics - Score of 82/100 on Metacritic.
You can pick and choose a few from the minority that disliked it, but the vast majority of critics gave it positive ratings!
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The acting received great reviews, the movie did not. Read the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and you will gain a better understanding of what the 85% fresh means. It does not mean a great review.
 
kds1 said:
No sorry, I didn't get that at all.
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Okay, then. I'm glad I was able to explain it to you so that you could comprehend.


kds1 said:
Still makes no sense. If you want to see it, see it now. Unless you really want to save those few dollars.
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I don't know why you feel like you need to pick a fight with me this morning.

I made a comment. And it had a valid point. It wasn't directed at you. It's not about "saving those few dollars." It was about the fact that I do not particularly enjoy the experience of going to a theater to watch a movie, and I would rather wait a few weeks to see it than do that. It makes sense to me, and to others.
 
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rdlink said:
Okay, then. I'm glad I was able to explain it to you so that you could comprehend.




I don't know why you feel like you need to pick a fight with me this morning.

I made a comment. And it had a valid point. It wasn't directed at you. It's not about "saving those few dollars." It was about the fact that I do not particularly enjoy the experience of going to a theater to watch a movie, and I would rather wait a few weeks to see it than do that. It makes sense to me, and to others.
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Wasn't trying to pick a fight. But now I understand that what you were saying is that if it was doing well at the box office, then it would be staying there longer before comimg to the home market, so in that case, you'd go see it. However, since it's not doing well financially, you feel it will come to the home market sooner, and will wait for that, to avoid the movie theatre if you can.
 
Too many Jobs movies. You can watch YouTube vidoes of the real Jobs speaking. Too much stuff was made up for this movie. All in all just not enticing enough to cough up $10+/ticket.
 
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beanbaguk said:
Opinions are subjective, but I'll also add most people are simply fed up with Steve Jobs all the hype behind him.

We're all Apple enthusiasts so there is an interest amongst most of us (I had zero interest in this movie), but 99.9% of the rest of the world simply couldn't care less.
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That I can agree with.

I don't really think it's a look-a-like issue because there are so many movies where the actor doesn't look like the person they are portraying - and they have done decently. I think it might be something talk about afterwards as in "he looked and sounded so much like him" - but I don't think it's a factor in whether or not someone is going to see a movie.
 
I honestly can't imagine random members of the public going "damn I'd love to see that Macintosh movie but I can't get over how Fassbender doesn't look like Steve Jobs, gonna stay at home".
 
As soon as it hits Netflix I'll give it a look. But going to the movies to see it? I think Steve Jobs is great, but I'd rather go see a different flick with my $14.99 movie ticket.
 
Personally this movie should have been an iTunes release only. I think the movie with Ashton Kutcher pretty much summed up the life of Steve Jobs... do we really need to see that same man portrayed by a different actor?

Who wants to sit in a movie theatre watching a movie that we ALREADY KNOW how it ends???
 
navaira said:
I honestly can't imagine random members of the public going "damn I'd love to see that Macintosh movie but I can't get over how Fassbender doesn't look like Steve Jobs, gonna stay at home".
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I honestly can't imagine random members of the public going, "Damn, I'd love to see a Macintosh movie".
 
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